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Morning After Thoughts: Tampa Bay found a way to steal Game 1, but they’ll need to be better if they want to win the series

Winning in the playoffs isn’t easy. There is no tried and true formula. Rather, it’s a mantra centered around out-working the opposition, getting timely goals, and surviving surges. The Tampa Bay Lightning did all three to take a 1-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday evening. Anchored by Andrei Vasilevskiy’s 37-save performance, the Lightning survived numerous pushes by the Hurricanes to secure an early series lead.

Here are my observations from Game 1:

Vasilevskiy is already the best Lightning goalie of all-time

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said it best, “He’s the best in the league, let’s put it that way.